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not done enough quite yet

On the one hand, it’s noon and I’ve just showered and dressed. On the other, it’s noon and I’ve gotten up before 7, made the coffee (for other people – I don’t drink coffee), responded to a business email, lifted … Continue reading

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At the lake

I’m at the lake house for the week. We were here for a regatta; I raced Saturday and came in DFL (but with a much better time than if I’d stayed on the couch and not raced!) then Tedbraced today … Continue reading

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meanwhile, back at the townhouse

Life proceeds apace. I have been doing responsible things, like opening up an IRA I can roll all my 401(k) accounts from pervious jobs into, and applying for new jobs. (No nibbles yet. I have to say that I’m not … Continue reading

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very little to see here

I just deleted a few vague sentences on topics that might be good but probably shouldn’t be talked about in public yet. This even vaguer vagueness is as close as I am comfortable coming to squeeing in public at this … Continue reading

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Maybe not

A fear turns a niggle, A routine annoyance, Into a sinkhole – Unexpected block To future travels. That’s all I got. I may not be doing that April poem-a-day thing going around – somewhere along the way I realized that … Continue reading

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I’m in Philly this week, visiting family. (Just me, Ted still being fairly new in his job.) I’ve concluded a few things: – Playing with a toddler does really count as exercise, at least the way I do it. – … Continue reading

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Dartle

All that I know Of a certain star Is, it can throw (Like the angled spar) Now a dart of red, Now a dart of blue Till my friends have said They would fain see, too, My star that dartles … Continue reading

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Introducing the newest family members

Oolong and Macchiato: Macchiato is the more outgoing; we put them in our bedroom to start with, and as you can see she’s been exploring a bit. She seems to like water (she was rolling around with my water bottle … Continue reading

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a “nonproductive” day

I was feeling a bit off this morning, somehow – my gut hasn’t been feeling right for a few days, and I don’t think the change to Daylight Savings helped – so I lay abed a bit late, then ended … Continue reading

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a pretty good birthday weekend after all

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much from it, what with us not really knowing anyone in the area but each other. But presents from both sets of parents arrived in the mail on Friday; yesterday we went and adopted two young … Continue reading

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